Chapter 14 of The Lady of Lynn is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Lady of Lynn is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear. "My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity. "Yonder is the heiress of whom I spoke." "Humph! She is well enough for a rustical beauty.
Chapter 14 of The Lady of Lynn is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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totally submissive
From this reading “"My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “"My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.”
a female heir
From this reading “"Yonder is the heiress of whom I spoke."”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.”
possessive form of “molly” — popular aquarium fish
From this reading “MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “"My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “"Yonder is the heiress of whom I spoke."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She is well enough for a rustical beauty.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading She is well enough for a rustical beauty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
totally submissive
From this reading "My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading She is well enough for a rustical beauty.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She is well enough for a rustical beauty.
the act of departing
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
a female heir
From this reading "Yonder is the heiress of whom I spoke."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Humph!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yonder is the heiress of whom I spoke."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yonder is the heiress of whom I spoke."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
possessive form of “molly” — popular aquarium fish
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading "My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is well enough for a rustical beauty.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is well enough for a rustical beauty.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "Yonder is the heiress of whom I spoke."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She is well enough for a rustical beauty.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MOLLY'S COUNTRY DANCE Meantime another kind of conversation was going on, which we could not hear.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yonder is the heiress of whom I spoke."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My lord," the poet bustled up, with his cringing familiarity.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "Yonder is the heiress of whom I spoke."
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